Robert N Trigiano
Specialization: Mycology including Oomycetes & Ornamental Biotechnology and Plant Pathology
I came to the University of Tennessee as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. In that capacity, I worked on non-zygotic embryogenesis of orchardgrass, a forage grass. At the time, most grass species could not be regenerated in tissue culture, but along with colleagues, we perfected the non-zygotic embryogenic system from leaves. I joined the Department of Ornamental Horticulture in 1987 and worked on dogwoods, redbuds, chrysanthemums, and other plant species as well as dogwood pathogens. I worked on these projects until I joined The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology in 2001. Currently, I am a UTIA Institute Professor and a UTK Chancellor’s Professor working on genomics, population genetics, propagation of endangered plants, diseases of ornamentals, and molecular marker systems for various plants and pathogens. I am also the Associate Director of the Weed Diagnostic Center and the Editor-in-Chief of Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences.
Our research focuses haplotyping Cornus species, powdery mildew genetics, color expression, endangered plant propagation, ornamental breeding, pollinator biology, genetic diversity markers, and plant diseases.
2505 E J Chapman Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4561
- Doctorate, Botany and Plant Pathology (Double majors), North Carolina St Univ Raleigh, 1983
Robert N Trigiano
2505 E J Chapman Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4561
- Doctorate, Botany and Plant Pathology (Double majors), North Carolina St Univ Raleigh, 1983
I came to the University of Tennessee as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. In that capacity, I worked on non-zygotic embryogenesis of orchardgrass, a forage grass. At the time, most grass species could not be regenerated in tissue culture, but along with colleagues, we perfected the non-zygotic embryogenic system from leaves. I joined the Department of Ornamental Horticulture in 1987 and worked on dogwoods, redbuds, chrysanthemums, and other plant species as well as dogwood pathogens. I worked on these projects until I joined The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology in 2001. Currently, I am a UTIA Institute Professor and a UTK Chancellor’s Professor working on genomics, population genetics, propagation of endangered plants, diseases of ornamentals, and molecular marker systems for various plants and pathogens. I am also the Associate Director of the Weed Diagnostic Center and the Editor-in-Chief of Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences.
Our research focuses haplotyping Cornus species, powdery mildew genetics, color expression, endangered plant propagation, ornamental breeding, pollinator biology, genetic diversity markers, and plant diseases.